The Chickasaw messenger., 1887-12-08

one white hand, you are prevent
cd from seeing BIS face yet W
recognize hlm rs the tallest Of tn
,wo lads in che proceeding picture
He is uo longer a boy. but is nov
noble specimen ofmankiad. Ant
her face. OBJ. how extremely love
ly. The e dancing eyes as be
fore only .dc tenfold more beau
) uful as ,hs all shyly upon BIZ
uuturncd face speaking the joy
that fills his heart. One can al
but imagine the sound Of theil
voices falling on their ears.
By whose hand has this been ex
ecutei? Have you no ideag
This is a simpl picture yet on
it is bestowed tv re the attention
and admiration at any other re.
ceives. An5 wbyf Because into
il is thrown the soul Of an artist.
and great expression. that which
the others lack. When the hand
which holds the brush is moved
and governed by the heart the re-
suit cannot fail to be good, and so
I it is with this simple painting. Is
I lit wonder then that when the
day Is ended and the time for the
Judges to decide arrives that this
work gains the day. Grand and
beautiful though the others be it
must be acknowledged that this is
the favorite. Its story OF love
has gone out to the hearts of. the
multitude.
Frank Lester almost doubts his
own ears when the decision Of the
judges are made in its favor and
he fnds that upon bis darling treas
ure a ten thousand dollar prize
has been bestowed. Great is the
applause which heralds this act
and around him gather both friends
and strangers eager to congratu-
late one thus honorsd. His pride
is unbounded. His great oim in
life is at last accomplished. There
can be no more doubt as to his
success as an artist, for from this
will begin new and famous ca
reer.
4'How bIest is be who crowns in
shades like these,
A youth oflabor with an age of
ease"
So ends the great art exhibition
and on that same night sweet Kate
Burton is made the happy owner
Of the beautiful work about which
all New York are raving.
Numerous were the offers of
purchase but yourg Lester could
nat be induced with money to sell
the counterpart ofhis darling. In
this one thing he is selfish. Not
thing connected with his idol will
he part with, money loses its value
where she is concerned.
That night when Frank falls
asleep his ambitious heart beats
with renewed energy, hope and
pride. 1t is said that ambition is
demon, but he does not see it so.
Was ever a poor boy struggling
alone in a great world made hap
pier than he? This days work has
crowned his brow with laurels,
and still IN his ear seems to sound
a sweet voice, the voice Of his pre-
cious darling the original of his
painting, saying that soon she will
be his.
Could human love be stronger
than that which dwells in his heart
for this same bright creature? He
thinks with Burns that
"But to see her was to love her,
Love but her and love forever"
Isn't 1t strange that while part
Of a world are laughing and re-
joicing that another part are weep
ing2
Viola looks on at the joys that
pass before her and wonders how
it is that lite should be so fair TO
some and yet 50 gloomy to others.
She be- e9.s.s,ted the Art Gallery.
Her heart rebels against witness
ing the simmer and glimmer of q
world from whicA she gathers on
l~ nam and than parhanq Ia fha